Captain America became a household name over the past decade, but he has a history that stretches back before that.

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This video highlights United States reservists in the Navy training in the 1940s. The footage captures them eating, swimming, marching, and other actions.

James Maitland Stewart, better known as Jimmy Stewart, was not only one of the most beloved actors of the 20th century but ...

The Washington, D.C., Evening Star reported Monday, Jan. 1, 1940, that “merry crowds” had gathered in the nation’s capital to ...

It's been nearly half a century since he died in 1979, and yet no actor has wholly embodied the role of cinematic cowboy ...

Nearly a week after an American Airlines flight and military helicopter collided over Washington, a funeral service is being ...